The 2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge was the third season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. The season featured four rounds, starting with the Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour on 4 February and concluding with the California 8 Hours on 28 October. Markus Winkelhock was the defending Drivers' champion and Audi was the defending Manufacturers' champion.
The series reverted to rules of the inaugural season, where each manufacturer was permitted to nominate up to four cars in each event. In 2017 all cars and drivers scored points towards the championship.[1]
Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2017 24 Hours of Spa on 28 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2018 calendar. Suzuka was added to the schedule, replacing the Sepang 12 Hours, which was cancelled the season before.[2] On 25 November 2017, it was announced the race at Laguna Seca was moved a week.[3]
| Round | Race | Circuit | Date | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bathurst 12 Hour | Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Australia | 4 February | Report |
| 2 | 24 Hours of Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | 28–29 July | Report |
| 3 | Suzuka 10 Hours | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan | 26 August | Report |
| 4 | California 8 Hours | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, United States | 28 October | Report |
Entry list
Race results
| Rnd. | Circuit | Pole position | IGTC Winners | Bronze Winners | Winning Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bathurst | No. 22 Audi Sport Team MPC["N" 6] | No. 37 Audi Sport Team WRT | No. 75 Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing | Audi |
| Kelvin van der Linde Garth Tander Frédéric Vervisch | Robin Frijns Stuart Leonard Dries Vanthoor | Kenny Habul | |||
| 2 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 2 Audi Sport Team WRT["N" 7] | No. 25 Audi Sport Team Saintéloc["N" 8] | No. 42 Strakka Racing | Audi |
| Robin Frijns Nico Müller René Rast | Christopher Haase Frédéric Vervisch Markus Winkelhock | Nick Leventis | |||
| 3 | Suzuka | No. 888 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing["N" 9] | No. 888 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | No. 75 SunEnergy 1 Racing | Mercedes-AMG |
| Maro Engel Raffaele Marciello Tristan Vautier | Maro Engel Raffaele Marciello Tristan Vautier | Kenny Habul | |||
| 4 | Laguna Seca | No. 29 Audi Sport Team Land | No. 29 Audi Sport Team Land | No. 63 DXDT Racing | Audi |
| Christopher Haase Kelvin van der Linde Christopher Mies | Christopher Haase Kelvin van der Linde Christopher Mies | David Askew |
NOTE: California 8 Hours results altered 26 June 2019 following review as the original Bronze winner, No. 42 Strakka Racing's Nick Leventis, was disqualified for doping violations.
Championship standings
- Scoring system
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points, with the exception of Bathurst where a car simply had to cross the finish line to be classified. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. A manufacturer only received points for its two highest placed cars in each round.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championships
The results indicate the classification relative to other drivers in the series, not the classification in the race.
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- Notes
- 1 – Luca Stolz's result with Porsche did not count, because he scored more points with Mercedes-AMG.
- 2 – Ineligible to score points.
- 3 – Álvaro Parente's result with Bentley did not count, because he scored more points with Mercedes-AMG.
- 4 - Results finalised on 27 July 2019 following review of California 8 Hours.
Bronze Drivers
Manufacturers' championshipOnly the top two cars for a manufacturer are eligible for points.
See alsoNotesReferencesExternal links |
References
- ^ Dagys, John (31 January 2018). "Five Manufacturers Set for IGTC Season; New Bronze Title". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (28 July 2017). "Suzuka 10H to Replace Sepang on IGTC Schedule". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Dagys, John (25 November 2017). "Date Change for California 8H". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge - Provisional Entry List - Round 1 - Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour". SRO Motorsports Group. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge - Round 2 - Total 24 Hours of Spa". SRO Motorsports Group. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "2018 Intercontinental GT Challenge - Round 3 - Suzuka 10 Hours". SRO Motorsports Group. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "33-car strong entry list for second edition of Laguna Seca Raceway California 8 Hours". SRO Motorsports Group. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Cars No. 1, 2, 19, 37, 39 and 66 entered as Audi Sport Team WRT. Car No. 17 entered as Belgian Audi Club Team WRT at Round 2 and as Audi Sport Team WRT at Rounds 3 and 4.
- ^ Car No. 8 entered as Scott Taylor Motorsport and car No. 75 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing.
- ^ Car No. 42 entered as Strakka Racing and cars No. 43, 55 and 56 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing. Car No. 44 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing at Round 3 and as Strakka Racing at Round 4.
- ^ Car No. 84 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER and car No. 175 entered as SunEnergy1 Team HTP Motorsport.
- ^ Car No. 75 entered as SunEnergy1 Racing, car No. 88 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP and car No. 175 entered as Mercedes-AMG Team SunEnergy1 Racing.
- ^ Chaz Mostert took Pole position in the No. 43 BMW Team Schnitzer car, but Kelvin van der Linde was the highest qualified Intercontinental GT Challenge driver.
- ^ Maxime Martin took Pole position in the No. 62 R-Motorsport car, but Nico Müller was the highest qualified Intercontinental GT Challenge driver.
- ^ Tom Blomqvist, Philipp Eng and Christian Krognes won the race in the No. 34 Walkenhorst Motorsport car, but Christopher Haase, Frédéric Vervisch and Markus Winkelhock were the highest classified Intercontinental GT Challenge drivers.
- ^ Nick Foster took Pole position in the No. 28 HubAuto Corsa car, but Raffaele Marciello was the highest qualified Intercontinental GT Challenge driver.